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A wee bit of info to help you in your journey to discover your Scottish Ancestors and maybe even crack a brick wall or two!

Saturday, 22 September 2012

Forces War Records Searchable Database

Forces War Records www.forces-war-records.co.uk has a fully searchable database. The database is searchable by service number, nationality service type or by specific years.

Search results provide an index of all personnel with the name you are searching, giving you rank and record name as filters. You can then view the record for the person you feel might be your ancestor. The initial search is free but you must then subscribe to view the records. Subscriptions are:

3 Months

£25.95

6 Months

£47.95

12 Months

£85.95

From the database you will find:

Service Records

Regimental or Unit served in data

Battles Information

Medals Received

Forces War Records will continue to search for you and will notify you of possible matches. You can sign up for their free e-newsletter.

If you have military ancestry, this database is certainly worth a try.

About Me

Scottish born, Canadian raised, Christine Woodcock had the
best of both worlds, growing up immersed in Scottish culture. Realising that
others of the Scots diaspora were not as fortunate, she started her business,
Genealogy Tours of Scotland (https://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/)
to allow others researching their Scottish roots the opportunity to return to
the land of their ancestors, conduct family history research and deepen their
sense of belonging to their ancestral kin.